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Thus, the least value of <math>a</math> must be the <math>lcm(15,9,15,105)</math>. | Thus, the least value of <math>a</math> must be the <math>lcm(15,9,15,105)</math>. | ||
Solving, we receive <math>315</math>, so our answer is <math> \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 315} </math>. | Solving, we receive <math>315</math>, so our answer is <math> \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 315} </math>. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == |
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Problem
Let , and let
be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that
, and
.
What is the smallest possible value of ?
Solution
We observe that because , if we define a new polynomial
such that
,
has roots when
; namely, when
.
Thus since has roots when
, we can factor the product
out of
to obtain a new polynomial
such that
.
Then, plugging in values of we get
Thus, the least value of
must be the
.
Solving, we receive
, so our answer is
.
See also
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